Difference between revisions of "Expressing "should" with "yinggai""

Revision as of 09:25, 29 January 2013

One of the words that definitely "should" be learned by any Chinese learner is the word 应该(yīnggāi).

The auxiliary verb 应该 (yīnggāi) is the most common way to express "should" in Chinese. The structure is:

Subject + 应该 + VO

Subject + 不应该 + VO

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+One of the words that definitely "should" be learned by any Chinese learner is the word 应该(yīnggāi).
 == Structure ==
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-* 我 <em>应该</em> 多 学学。
+* 我 <em>应该</em> 多 学习。<span class="trans">I should study more.</span>
-* 你 <em>应该</em> 告诉 我。
+* 你 <em>应该</em> 告诉 我。<span class="trans">You should tell me.</span>
-* 他 <em>应该</em> 看 医生。
+* 他 <em>应该</em> 看 医生。<span class="trans">He should see a doctor.</span>
-* 你 <em>应该</em> 多 吃 点。
+* 你 <em>应该</em> 多 吃 点。<span class="trans">You should ear a little more.</span>
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-* 你 <strong>不</strong> <em>应该</em> 告诉 他。
+* 你 <strong>不</strong> <em>应该</em> 告诉 他。<span class="trans">You should not tell him.</span>
-* 他 <strong>不</strong> <em>应该</em> 乱 吃 东西。
+* 他 <strong>不</strong> <em>应该</em> 乱 吃 东西。<span class="trans">He should not eat anything he wants.</span>
-* 我们 <strong>不</strong> <em>应该</em> 这样 做。
+* 我们 <strong>不</strong> <em>应该</em> 这样 做。<span class="trans">We should not do it this way.</span>
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